Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1992) Winner
Blanche Wiesen Cook
ブランチ・ウィーゼン・クック
Buranchi Wīzen Kukku
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1941-04-20 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor, Biographer
- Affiliations
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, Graduate Center, CUNY
- Memberships
- American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bill Whitehead Award (Lifetime Achievement) | — | — | Publishing Triangle | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Los Angeles Times Biography Prize | Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One 1884–1933 | — | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 1981 | The New York Times Notable Books | The Declassified Eisenhower | — | The New York Times | 選出 |
Bill Whitehead Award (Lifetime Achievement)
2010
Organization:
Publishing Triangle
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Biography Prize
1992
Work:
Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One 1884–1933
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
The New York Times Notable Books
1981
Work:
The Declassified Eisenhower
Organization:
The New York Times
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One 1884–1933
1992 BiographyA biography covering Eleanor Roosevelt's early life through 1933. Based on extensive primary sources, it traces the formation of her private life and public roles.
Women's historyPolitical historyPrivate life and public roles
Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume 2, The Defining Years, 1933–1938
2000 BiographyThe middle volume detailing Eleanor's political and social activities from 1933 to 1938, including the New Deal era.
New DealPolitical influenceInterpersonal relationships
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
2016 BiographyThe final volume covering Eleanor's activities during and after World War II, examining her influence and personal life based on Cook's detailed research.
Wartime politicsInternational human rightsPersonal relationships
The Declassified Eisenhower: A Divided Legacy of Peace and Political Warfare
1981 History / BiographyA study examining declassified materials on Dwight D. Eisenhower, arguing for a divided legacy of peace and political warfare.
Modern American historyMilitary and politics
Toward the Great Change: Crystal and Max Eastman on Feminism, Antimilitarism, and Revolution (editor)
1976 Edited volume / Intellectual historyAn edited collection of writings by Crystal and Max Eastman introducing their ideas on feminism, antimilitarism, and revolution.
FeminismAnti-militarismIntellectual history
Bibliography
- Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One 1884–1933
- Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume 2, The Defining Years, 1933–1938
- Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
- The Declassified Eisenhower: A Divided Legacy of Peace and Political Warfare
- Toward the Great Change: Crystal and Max Eastman on Feminism, Antimilitarism, and Revolution (editor)
- Crystal Eastman on Women and Revolution (editor)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed narrative based on primary sourcesScholarly yet readable biographical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Feminism and women's public rolesIntersection of private and public lifePolitical justice and human rights
Legacy
Blanche Wiesen Cook is a historian best known for her detailed three-volume biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. Her work has made significant contributions to women's history and political history, earning recognition both academically and publicly.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
- Organization of American Historians
Archives
- Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College (oral history holdings)
Quotes
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"A rich portrait" of the "monumental and inspirational life of Eleanor Roosevelt."
Source: The New York Times (book review) (2016)
Trivia
- Received the Publishing Triangle's Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.
- Author of a three-volume biography of Eleanor Roosevelt; Volume One won the Los Angeles Times biography prize in 1992.
- Participated in a 1988 conference on anticommunism and spoke on its consequences.